Black Jack Hands

Blackjack Basic Strategy – Starting Hands

Yours	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
(A,A)	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL
(T,T)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
(9,9)	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	–	SPL	SPL	–	–
(8,8)	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL
(7,7)	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	H	H	H	H
(6,6)	H	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	H	H	H	H	H
(5,5)	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H	H
(4,4)	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H
(3,3)	H	H	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	H	H	H	H
(2,2)	H	H	SPL	SPL	SPL	SPL	H	H	H	H

Soft hands

Yours	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
(A,9)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
(A,8)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
(A,7)	–	DS	DS	DS	DS	–	–	H	H	H
(A,6)	H	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
(A,5)	H	H	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
(A,4)	H	H	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
(A,3)	H	H	H	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
(A,2)	H	H	H	H	D	H	H	H	H	H

 

Hard hands

 

Yours	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	A
(17)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
(16)	–	–	–	–	–	H	H	H	H	H
(15)	–	–	–	–	–	H	H	H	H	H
(14)	–	–	–	–	–	H	H	H	H	H
(13)	–	–	–	–	–	H	H	H	H	H
(12)	H	H	–	–	–	H	H	H	H	H
(11)	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H
(10)	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	H	H
(9)	H	D	D	D	D	H	H	H	H	H
(8)	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	H

 

-: Stand
D: Double, if unable, hit
DS: Double, if unable, stand
#: See earlier tables in chapter (Note for Ace-7 against Ace is hit/stand, and does not say to Double)
*: Split 8-8 against 10 only if the TC is less than 6 and there is no DAS
**: Double on 4-4 rather than split only if there is no DAS